Pao has also updated her Twitter bio, now describing herself as a “former” KPCB partner.

Back in June, when someone had asked on Quora if Pao had been fired, she responded directly. “No, and I don’t plan to quit,” she wrote. Now, that original message has been given a chilling (and equally terse) revision: “Update: I have been terminated from my job at KPCB. On Monday afternoon, senior management told me to clean out my office, leave, and not come back.”

Pao alleges that the discrimination and acts of retaliation took place over seven years with the firm. Her original complaint outlines in specific detail how that was directed at her both at a personal level as well as across the whole of KPCB. It is unclear what damages Pao is specifying in her case.

For its part, KPCB has been equally strong in its denial. In a legal response in June, it said it refuted “each and every material allegation of the Complaint and further denies that [Ellen Pao] has been damaged in the manner alleged, or in any manner or amount. KPCB vigorously denies that it discriminated against Plaintiff, retaliated against Plaintiff after she complained about harassment or discrimination, or that it violated its obligation to take reasonable steps to prevent discrimination from occurring.”

Given the clear impasse between the two sides, continuing on as a partner, even if only in name, could not have been anything but awkward, so this latest development, if it is definitely correct, should not come as too much of a surprise.

We are reaching out to both Pao and KPCB for comment and will update as we learn more.

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BioEllen Pao joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2005.
Prior to KPCB, Ellen held various operating roles at BEA, including head of business development for products, site manager for new mobile products, and lead for new engineering efforts in India. She also served in corporate development, leading strategic projects for the CEO and M&A transactions. Prior to BEA, Ellen focused on business development …